New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-20
AGAINST LEADING KNIGHTS
DENoUNcING PowDERLY AND QUINN.

MATTHEW BARR CALLS on THE ORDER TO THROW
OFF ITS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LEADERS
District Assembly No. 40 Of the Knights Of
LABOR is again in trouble. This time IL is with
Local Assembly No. 1854 Of the tin and shee
IRON workers. The master workman of this local
assembly is Matthew Barr. a long headed Scotcff-
man, one OF the trustees of the Central Labor
Union, member OF the Executive Committee OF
the United Labor party, and one Of the best
known and most respected leaders in the labor
movement In the city. At the time last year when
the Executive Boa.d Of District Assembly No.
Az levied an assessment on all of its members for
the purpose Of purchasing Pytha oras Hall. Local
No. 1854, which is the second oldest local assem-
bly, in the city, decided that there was no warrant
in the law Of the order for the ssessmcnt, ana
consequently refused to obey It, This caused
considerable Ill feeling against the local on the
part OF the district but inasmuch as Hugh Carey,
one Of the leading members of the Home Club,
and the treasurer Of the district, was one Of its
members, the edict OF suspension was not issued
against 1t, though other locals which had done
the same thing had been su'peadcd. -.
Things were made so unpleasant for No. 1864.
however, that it decided to bring matters to a
focus, and it withdrew Hugh Carey as delegate
to the district. This had the desired effect and
the district declined to pc: NIT the withdrawal OF
Carey, although the local had an undoubted right
under the constitution to withdraw him. Then
began bitter fight against No. 1854. Dis riet
Master Workman Quinn went in person to one Or
Its meetings and suspended it. On demand be-
ing made for the charter Master Workman Barr
refused to give it up on constitutional grounds.
Notice was sent to the General Executive Board
that the local was suspended, and although it
had paid for certain supplies, they were not de-
nvered and the money was retained
Matters reached climax when Hugh Ca cy jr.,
O son OF the district treasurer who was q mcm5er
Of the local. refused, in insulting language, to paY
his dues, and was In consequence suspended. His
boss was informed that he was in bad standing
and discharged him until he had paid his dues. Tho
next morning committee representing the New.
York Protective Association, District Assembly
NO. AZ, insisted that young Carey sould be rein.
stated. His employer told the committee that
he did not know anything about the New-York
Protective Association, but that he employed only
union men, and unless Carey squared himself with
the union there was no work for him. Tie COM
mittee went away, threatening strikes, boycotts
and general destruction. 1t went to the Board Of
walking Delegates OF the building trades and re-
Quested that they refuse to work with the tin
and sheet iron workers. The committee was met
here also with FIAT refusal Demand alter de-
for Ms charter and secret work, and each
demand was met with a refusal At last the
local became ei=2d of the constant pcr.ecuton
and appointed Matthew D.yr and }. X. Smith
committee to 60 TO Philadefr-.s aid see the
General Executive Board. The following charges
were lntrusted to them:
To THE GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE ORDER OF TIE
chsrSes assnst B. 4. Iei
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unasr Haeeas.HS7 ssetoH l. article
ss. Of ns S sy tho S M a
said brother A. changed the district password
meetings of the D. without the sOcalcd new password in
SDeaSon T@Tha the officers Of A. 40 did at various
p . ea s At our to the
locals without o knowledge or consent to our serious
will take 81 nss asSn Hs ss Dss %.
nSgssy SEcFss sgRTassE RREssEiY, s. MATTHEW BARR W.
These were the first Official charges that had
preferred
since charges were made against it by the General
Executive Board in 1882. When the committee
arryed in Philadelphia 1t wa: met by General Mas
worth and Hayes of the General Executive Board.
There was an animated discussion and at
length the m%'sS Somo sSd rest 'ea say ass anS
decision satisfactory to i would be forwarded
within forty-eight hours. This was on Marck IS
Abont Mt two weeks ago T. b. Mcguire was IN the city
and told Mr.. Barr that the General Executive
board would not consider his case until his local
had put itself in good standing with No; 40 by
paving all the assessments and obeylng AL orders.
Mr. Barr did not want to NAL Ike the trouble or his
Local asssm9b tbS Is oy by pesorng to publicity
that stop can be put TO the abuses existing ID tho
order and yesterday he decided to make the follow
ing statement:
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ssnt Shah 1t longer before 1t takes practical
nsss Ssss ss. S S opss s ass.
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a,most anI doHed in the ofier he respected.
xban bs every word law when thousands Of honest
womid have followed wherever he might lead 5nd yH
SIS 900 his price Probably he has 10 idea mat 10 hs:
9s rons over him months and how else be
nante5 Tor AS and majority NJ the Executive
BOARD had takon Of then me coven foot and d
"cai nurpose officers OF District Assembly 40 and
,Tasr satetes They did not the
whole earth TO begin WITH but only Pythagoras Hail. and
e nreparei TO every trade and labor
zaoR Within Jurisdiction should TO everlasting
In While asserting that II was better
own hall rent they have aided az sast oo per
coanr 10 Of union meeting IN the RAIL
Dsrct Assembly 40 claims ami exercises the rgt 70 ae
and leyy amount AMI
mana anu M On ali who it-and God hayo
scy on those do not comply For tho bosses OF ~ VIII
t dispute There s no action too mean
M TnI too base no device contempble that they VIII